Authentic Latin food in Northern Michigan is here to stay. From tamales in Traverse City to burritos in Boyne City, read on as five restaurateurs share the backstory on their authentic Latin venues. Find the […]

With sap surging through the vascular systems of Michigan’s gazillion maple trees this month, we check in with the maple syrup scene’s latest innovators, Todd and Christi Petersen at Maple Moon Family Sugary, near […]

Raptor rehabilitator Rebecca Lessard, of the nonprofit Wings of Wonder, has been helping injured birds return to the air and educating the public about them since the early 90s. Rebecca has been the front person […]

When the polar vortex converged on Northern Lake Michigan last winter, the unrelenting snow, whipping wind and tumultuous waves gave rise to two-story-high ice mountains and fantastical caves along the Leelanau […]

Wexford County housing options range from rural to town living. Because of its vastly hilly terrain and pockets of wetlands, Wexford County proved difficult for early railroad construction and thus was one of the […]

Antrim County housing options range from small town to lakeside living.
Small-town Living
For people who like the idea of walking to the grocery store or post office, strolling neighborhood streets for some […]

The Missaukee County profile gives an overview of what life is like in this county and how you and your lifestyle can fit in.
Missaukee County, situated in northern mid-Michigan, is a place where agriculture and […]

iconic outdoor attraction: manistee river
Kalkaska County is graced with many miles of one of America’s premier rivers, the Manistee, which has headwaters in northern Kalkaska County and sweeps south and then […]

Iconic Outdoor Attraction: Lake Michigan
Residents of Manistee County have one of the world’s largest and most beautiful lakes as a regular part of their lives. The county serves up 25 miles of Lake Michigan […]

The Manistee County profile gives an overview of what life is like in this county and how you and your lifestyle can fit in.
Manistee County is a place of Lake Michigan shoreline, grand swaths of nationally […]

Kalkaska County outdoor recreation ranges from snowmobiling to fishing at the Sand Lakes quiet area.
Snowmobile Trails
Kalkaska County rates as one of the state’s destination snowmobile counties, thanks to a […]

iconic outdoor attraction: Lake Missaukee
When the glaciers melted away approximately 11,000 years ago, they shaped the square of what eventually became known as Missaukee County into a rumpled landscape of hilly […]